Course Description
This course will be available in April of 2008.
Aseptic Technique: Understanding the Details
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Purpose:
This course is designed for the operating room practioner, both registered nurse and surgical technician, to teach them the principles of aseptic technique and understand why it is important to follow each principle.
The course material has been designed to explain why sterility is important to the care of every surgical patient, review scientific advances in aseptic technique, and discuss each principle of aseptic technique and how it should be implemented in daily practice.
Without this thorough understanding of these principles patients may receive nursing care that will place them at a risk for surgical site infections. Completion of this course will provide the nurse and/or technician with the necessary knowledge they require.
This course expires on June 15, 2010.
The approval number for this course is: #01608.
This course expires on June 15, 2010.
The approval number for this course is: #01608.
Objectives
- State the six major principles of aseptic technique
- Explain the concept of sterile conscious
- Define what constitutes sterile technique
Disclosures:
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Conflict Of interest:
There is no conflict of interest noted for this course.
Sponsorship/Commercial Support:
There is no commercial support for this course.
Nonendorsement of Products:
Approval for this activity refers only to continuing nursing education activity and does not imply that there is real or implied endorsement of any product, service, or company referred to in this activity nor of any company subsidizing costs related to the activity.
Off Label Use:
There is no use of off label products in this presentation.
Accreditation:
This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Tennessee Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
